Backup Plans in Business - Kate Nowlan Explains: Having a Plan B

Kate Nowlan makes it happen as COO of GRACED BY GRIT. She manages her team leading by example and rarely sacrificing fun. She starts an impromptu ab workout in the office one moment to get endorphins pumping for creativity and focus and leads a company meeting the next. With her positive attitude, she shows her employees why working for GRACED BY GRIT is her dream job each and every day.

She is a natural people person and loves working with women. She received her BA in Sociology and Psychology from UMass Amherst. As an entrepreneur she owned her own company, Absolutely Organized. She staged clients’ homes and organized their small businesses. She also launched, coached and grew a youth and masters swim program at a private health club. Upon moving to Southern California, Kate was a youth and masters swim coach and also an executive for a non-profit in which she planned events, coordinated fundraisers and launched new programs. In addition, she privately coached women and women’s running groups. Her experience as an athlete, running and swim coach, fundraising executive and entrepreneur have taught her to constantly think of ways to improve efficiency and results. Her background has also taught her what women want and what women should wear in order to perform and look their best.

Outside of the office, Kate is raising two teenage daughters while squeezing in yoga, pilates, a de-stressing walk or a run (almost) every day. When she isn’t folding laundry (hello, teenage girls) she finds time for her boyfriend, family and friends usually while sipping an extra dirty martini.

Are you prepared if you’re fired or your business were to go under? Kate Nowlan explains why having a Plan B is so important in THIS BLOG POST!

Here are a few key secrets we talked about in this episode:

Michelle introduces Kate Nowlan.
Kate shares how her entrepreneurial journey started out a bit differently than some.
Kate moved to Southern California where she had a couple different jobs, one where she was fired after only 5 months! She shares the whole story.
Believe or not, without a Plan B, Kate was still able to create a thriving business.
While reconnecting with her personal training clients she found a business partner that aligned with her Plan B.
Kate shares what drove her out of bed every day and kept her business growing.
Even Kate’s family didn’t initially believe that she’d create a successful business.
“Open yourself up to the people that you trust and that can help you” ~ Kate Nowlan
Kate shares her experience with trying to earn a women’s business loan and what her end result was.
Kate tells a GREAT story about an accidental email she sent.
Kate shares the perfect 1 minute pitch of her company!
The toughest NO that Kate experience had to do with a former employee.
Kate shares what she would tell her younger self.